Re: Veritas Netbackup

Dave, David Kosenko wrote: > >I'm using it on a test-bed IDS.2000 system that will soon be a production >server. Combined with onbar and the Veritas database agent (to allow onbar >to >talk to netbackup) it works quite nicely. I can automate my db archives >via a >netbackup schedule, while log backups are handled via ALARMPROGRAM calling >onbar. Oh, and the tape drive/netbackup server is on a different box than >the >database. I'm using an HP 4mm library of 6 tapes - DLT would be even >better! > >Netbackup takes a bit of setup to get things going, but once that's done >it's >pretty smooth. You can combine your o/s backups on the same tapes if you >like. >Do make sur ethat they have client agents for all the platforms you want to >back >up. I'm (inter alia) Netbackup impaired. We're trying it out here as well, and what seems to be happening is that log backup requests get queued for a couple of hours, then they all run through at once. We're not having any luck, can you possibly assist (off-line, since this isn't really an Informix issue)? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com